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As it stated in Sidney Crosby added to his lengthy list of accomplishments as the Pittsburgh Penguins captain registered his 1,000th career NHL point. Crosby, to no one’s surprise, was recently named one of the top 100 players in NHL history. 87 becomes the 86th player in NHL history to reach the milestone and the third player this season to hit the mark. Only 11 players in NHL history reached 1,000 points in fewer games than Crosby did and only 10 at a younger age. The next closest active players with a chance at gaining 1,000 career points within the next season or two are Daniel Sedin (973) and Shane Doan (964).

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Former Colorado Avalanche forward Alex Tanguay joins NHL Network

Having not played since last season, Colorado Avalanche great Alex Tanguay is trading in his skates for a microphone. On Thursday, the NHL Network announced the hiring of Tanguay as an on-air analyst. In 1,088 career NHL games with the Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning and Arizona Coyotes, he has 283 goals and 863 points. He currently ranks 10th in franchise history in games played (598), seventh in points (488) and second in plus/minus (plus-130). “I’m looking forward to sharing my passion for the game with the fans.”A member of the 2001 Stanley Cup team, Tanguay had two separate stints with the Avalanche.

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Alex Tanguay joins NHL Network as studio analyst

NHL Network today announced that Stanley Cup champion Alex Tanguay has joined as an on-air analyst. For more information on NHL Network, log on to nhlnetwork.com or follow @NHLNetwork on Twitter. The 2001 Stanley Cup winner appeared in five consecutive Stanley Cup Playoffs with the Colorado Avalanche (1999-2000 to 2003-2004). Tanguay, who served as a guest analyst on NHL Network in December 2016, will appear across its studio programming and make his debut on NHL Tonight with Mike Rupp and Scott Braun this Thursday, February 16th live at 6:00 p.m. While with the Avalanche, Tanguay was named an All-Star in 2004 and led the league in shooting percentage in 2005-2006 with 23.2 percent and 2014-2015 with 21.2 percent.